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Installation View, Entrance Piece at the front of gallery, "Through the Toy Shop and Behind the Curtain: The Artistry of Gina M." Exhibition, Jan. 21, 2020 extended through Dec. 13, 2020 (extended indefinitely after Dec. 13, 2020) , Curator: Michele Cairella Fillmore, Don B. Huntley Gallery, Cal Poly Pomona.
Installation View, Entrance Piece at the front of gallery, "Through the Toy Shop and Behind the Curtain: The Artistry of Gina M." Exhibition, Jan. 21, 2020 extended through Dec. 13, 2020 (extended indefinitely after Dec. 13, 2020) , Curator: Michele Cairella Fillmore, Don B. Huntley Gallery, Cal Poly Pomona.
Installation View, Front of gallery, "Through the Toy Shop and Behind the Curtain: The Artistry of Gina M." Exhibition, Jan. 21, 2020 extended through Dec. 13, 2020 (extended indefinitely after Dec. 13, 2020), Curator: Michele Cairella Fillmore, Don B. Huntley Gallery, Cal Poly Pomona.
Installation View, Front of gallery, "Through the Toy Shop and Behind the Curtain: The Artistry of Gina M." Exhibition, Jan. 21, 2020 extended through Dec. 13, 2020 (extended indefinitely after Dec. 13, 2020), Curator: Michele Cairella Fillmore, Don B. Huntley Gallery, Cal Poly Pomona.
 Installation View, Back of gallery behind the stage, "Through the Toy Shop and Behind the Curtain: The Artistry of Gina M." Exhibition, Jan. 21, 2020 extended through Dec. 13, 2020 (extended indefinitely after Dec. 13, 2020), Curator: Michele Cairella Fillmore, Don B. Huntley Gallery, Cal Poly Pomona.
Installation View, Back of gallery behind the stage, "Through the Toy Shop and Behind the Curtain: The Artistry of Gina M." Exhibition, Jan. 21, 2020 extended through Dec. 13, 2020 (extended indefinitely after Dec. 13, 2020), Curator: Michele Cairella Fillmore, Don B. Huntley Gallery, Cal Poly Pomona.
Installation View, Front of gallery, "Through the Toy Shop and Behind the Curtain: The Artistry of Gina M." Exhibition, Jan. 21, 2020 extended through Dec. 13, 2020 (extended indefinitely after Dec. 13, 2020), Curator: Michele Cairella Fillmore, Don B. Huntley Gallery, Cal Poly Pomona.
Installation View, Front of gallery, "Through the Toy Shop and Behind the Curtain: The Artistry of Gina M." Exhibition, Jan. 21, 2020 extended through Dec. 13, 2020 (extended indefinitely after Dec. 13, 2020), Curator: Michele Cairella Fillmore, Don B. Huntley Gallery, Cal Poly Pomona.
Installation View, Back of gallery, "Through the Toy Shop and Behind the Curtain: The Artistry of Gina M." Exhibition, Jan. 21, 2020 extended through Dec. 13, 2020 (extended indefinitely after Dec. 13, 2020), Curator: Michele Cairella Fillmore, Don B. Huntley Gallery, Cal Poly Pomona.
Installation View, Back of gallery, "Through the Toy Shop and Behind the Curtain: The Artistry of Gina M." Exhibition, Jan. 21, 2020 extended through Dec. 13, 2020 (extended indefinitely after Dec. 13, 2020), Curator: Michele Cairella Fillmore, Don B. Huntley Gallery, Cal Poly Pomona.
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Through the Toy Shop and Behind the Curtain: The Artistry of Gina M.

 Installation View, Entrance of Gallery and Title Wall, "Through the Toy Shop and Behind the Curtain: The Artistry of Gina M." Exhibition, Jan. 21, 2020 extended through Dec. 13, 2020 (extended indefinitely after Dec. 13, 2020)
Installation View, Entrance of Gallery and Title Wall, "Through the Toy Shop and Behind the Curtain: The Artistry of Gina M." Exhibition, Jan. 21, 2020 extended through Dec. 13, 2020 (extended indefinitely after Dec. 13, 2020)

EXHIBITION DATES | Jan. 21, 2020 to Dec. 13, 2020 (extended indefinitely) 

 

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and in order to help control any possible spread, both the Kellogg University Art Gallery and the Don B. Huntley Gallery will be closed until further notice.

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Gina M.'s solo exhibition Through the Toy Shop and Behind the Curtain is a full-scale immersive space installation combining both whimsical, found-object assemblages and trompe l'oeil ceramics. The exhibition is an "open toy chest" of nostalgia, whimsical fun, and ironic humor that gently leads the viewer to a darker repository of coded narratives and thoughtful metaphor, masking the gloomy overtones of desolation and melancholy. Her life-like sculptures are made of high-fired clay, oxide washes, encaustic paint, and found objects.

Their homespun construction and textured surfaces simulate threadbare fabric, tattered fur, and the broken button eyes of careworn and faded toys that "come to life" in a toystore-full of mischievous characters, plush animal misfits, and shiny train sets. Her sculptural assemblages made of antique found objects and vintage collectables, become stand-alone, Jack-in-the-box-esque creatures, freak show specimens, and marionette-theater figurines.

Together these lovable minions combine to create a large-scale installation the tantalizes the senses, triggers memories of childhood, nostalgia, and painful psychological trauma, and with dewy-eyed innocence, reasonably questions concepts of adulthood and its repercussions. 

Click here to visit Gina M.'s website

Video | Reception with Gina M.

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Gallery Installation

Through the Toy Shop and Behind the Curtain, Entrance ViewInstallation View, Entrance to Gallery, Through the Toy Shop and Behind the Curtain:
The Artistry of Gina M. 
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Through the Toy Shop and Behind the Curtain, Front of Gallery Installation View, Front of Gallery, Through the Toy Shop and Behind the Curtain:
The Artistry of Gina M.
 Exhibition

 

Through the Toy Shop and Behind the Curtain, Front of GalleryInstallation View, Front of Gallery, Through the Toy Shop and Behind the Curtain:
The Artistry of Gina M.
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Through the Toy Shop and Behind the Curtain, Back of GalleryInstallation View, Back of Gallery, Through the Toy Shop and Behind the Curtain:
The Artistry of Gina M.
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Through the Toy Shop and Behind the Curtain, Back of gallery Installation View, Back of Gallery, Through the Toy Shop and Behind the Curtain:
The Artistry of Gina M. 
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